Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1930, Page 34

1930. SPORTS. Cc-2 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, Griffs Seek Edge Over Fourth Club : Robins Now Leading in Hectic Flag Race NEED ANOTHER WIN SANDLOT CATCHER PROVES Krrj NET PLAY —ereee st N GAE MARGIN SPORTS. A RISING YOUNG STAR FROM PECK'S QNG BABE RUTH'S HERO AXIOM Open Thee-Game Series at Cleveland Tomorrow. Hayes Sparkles. BY JOHN KELLER. HICAGO, September 15.— With three annual series with rival clubs tucked away, the Nationals will invade Dunn Field in Cleveland | tomorrow, seeking the yearly edge over a fourth rival outfit. They have three games to play with the Indians and victory in one would land the Nationals on the big end of the count in the 1930 tussling with Manager Roger Peckinpaugh’s bunch. To date Johnson's henchmen have defeated the Indians 11 times in 19 rmeetings. Unless he is pressed into action this afternoon in the final battle of the season with the White Sox Fred Marberry will go to the firing line against the Tribe in the Cleveland sories opener. He has pitched well against Peck’s Papooses this year, and though not as strong on the hill as he was before suffering wrist fracture early last month, Marberry has great hope of extending his consecutive victory string which has reached 11 games. Indians Are Viclous. ‘This hasn't been a particularly good Davis of Anacostia Eagles Gets Plenty Razzing, but Turns Out to Be Shining Light of Victory. Hughes Beats Jinx. Fellow Cabmen took the 35-cent Cab 3 | nine for a ride yesterday, handing them « NE minute you're a hero and | oy 1g.t6.0 pasting. Wheeler collected the next a bum.” two home runs. | These much quoted Words | apyouon qutbatting Ballston by only of Babe Ruth have become | 2 hijts the Virginia White Sox tri- | axiomatic in base ball. Catcher Alvin | umphed, 16 to 5, when the losers fafled | Davis is convinced, for one, that truer |0 it timely. It was the seventh straight for the winners, words never were spoken. To Catcher Davis of the Anacostia | Eagles, sandlot fans who were watching the Capital City League play-off yes-| | terday between the Eagles and Bauser- | CORPRDIS Hngine Compeny Boc e | man Motor Co. were quite frank in'yrally won the game, two runs in the | telling him that he was plenty “rotten.” | ninth proving the margin of victory. | 5 He spoiled a good chance to score in | yo. Preschi pitched no-hit ball for the third inning when he was picked | six innings and then allowed only 4 | off second base after taking a daring | es the Woodmen of the World downed Jead. He made a coupls of punk pegs | Capitel Heights, 11 to 1. to second base and paved the way to | { the Bi an's S e o v e PAIRRSN® | ROUKED'BY. A'ROUKIE | But it was Davis who drove across two runs in the seventh with a double | WASHINGTON. A otted th> count 2-all, and it | Myer, 2b. _ vis who socked that long sacri- |Rice rf that scored the winning run, | Gronin. | ending the game 3 to 2. And it was Davis who was the hero after all. BY FRANCIS E. STAN. Capitol Heights defeated their rivals, the Fairmont Heights team, 2 to 1, al- though outhit, 5 to 4. Coliffnbia Engine Company nosed out % S womonassu> Harris, Heves | Ha UCH the same case was evident at the Byrd Stadium, where the Dixie Pigs were downed by the Takoma | Tigers, 7 to 3. Dick Hugh veteran | sandlot pitcher, who took his bumps |2 with discouraging regularity in the | Joiley ol ss0000520M Totals . s *Two out when winning CHICAGO. A 5., 3b. 20 15 as scored H % 2 o worowsrool - DUEAT WARDMAN | | | Attractive Matches for Both | Men and Women on Card for Today. S and women's singles competition in the Wardman Park Hotel in- vitation tennis tournament. In what doubtless was the most at- tractive encounter scheduled among the men, Alex Keiles, Baltimore municipal singles champion, was to face Donald Morrison of this city, who reached the quarter-finals in the recent national | junior tournament. It was a first- | round battle. Josephine Dunham, City of Washing- ton singles vicior, was among those scheduled for action in the women's singles. Favorites advanced all along the lins yesterday when play was confined to the men’s division. Comdr. C. C. Gill and Thomas (Bud) Markey, who by their failure to appear were defaulied, were the only seeded players who did not advance. Gill, who is in New York, went to the final in the veter tional singles championship, be unabie to get here, while Markey, who is in Indianapolis, will not be here until tomorrow. Markey, however, is expected to compete in the doubles. Dooly Mitchell, defending champion, sceded first, swept to the third zound, brushing aside Robert Tracey, 6—1. OME keen competition was ex- pected today in both the men's JoE 15THE BesT SHORTSTOP THE SENATCRS HAVE HAD SINCE ROGER | PECHINPAUGH. HE DA RIGHT HANDED, BETWEEN TOP TRIO Giants Practically Eliminated From Scramble by Loss of Twin Bill. BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR., Associated Press Bports Writer. ROOKLYN, St. Louis and B Chicago, lined up in a new order today, are practically on even terms in the Na- tional League pennant race. Each has lost 60 games. The dif- ference in the number of victories puts Brooklyn a half game ahead of St. Louis and a full game ahead of Chicago. The New York Giants were practi- cally eliminated from the race, as they lost & double-header in Pittsburgh yes- terday and found themselves five and one-half games back of first place. The Giants lost the first clash in the tenth inning, 8 to 6, then went down before the pitching of Charley Wood in the seven-inning second game, 7 to 3. Here's the line-up of the leaders: Club. W. L. Pet. GB. TP Brooklyn ... 83 60 580 .. 11 St. Louls .. 82 60 577 i Chicago 81 60 574 1 New York .. 17 65 .542 8% Ten in Row for Robins, Brooklyn's amazing Robins won their way to the top yesterday by scoring their tenth straight victory, at the ex- pense of the Cincinnati Reds. The score was 8 to 3. Thurston gave the Reds three runs in the first inning, but Jim Elliott shut them out with six hits in eight and two-thirds frames, while powerful hitting against Rixey and Kolp soon put the Robins ahead. The Cardinals, who took the lead Saturday as Chicago's Cubs dropped to third through a defeat by the Phillles, promptly went back to second place yesterday as they divided a double- \ header with the Boston Braves., Effec- ) tive pitching by Burleigh Grimes and Terminal League, and who made such an inauspicious start yesterday for the | & Tigers, tightened up after the second | Fo inning and set down the Dixie Pig: virtually the sam: ciub which as Pullmans had defeated Hughes so often, with only five hits, allowing no runner to score after the second frame. year for the Nationals on Dunn Fleld. | During their first visit to Cleveland | they played only two games and lost | both. The second time they invaded | Cleveland they got an even break in | a set of six games. So there still re- | mains a chance to overcome the Tribe in the Cleveland end of its yearly fight- ing with the Washington club. ACK HAYES is proving his worth to . The util- | ity infielder, who has played from first to third base this season, certainly | is doing his share to help the club. | Sent into action at second base a | week ago yesterday in Washington when 6—3, and Frederick Dodge, 6—4, 6—4. Eddie Yecomans, seeded fourth, also ached the third round, downing Stan- Thompson, 6—4, 6—4, and William 2—6, 6—2, 6—2. Bob Con- singles champion; Tom er Washington singles Maurice O'Neill, who was and Colin Stam were cded players to advance. day’s summaries FIRST ROUND. itchell d=feated Robert Tracy, Frederick Dodge defeated Considine, 4—6, 6—2, 6—0; defeated Robert Lord, e T T T e e B —~ AND HES HITTING fi:&;y VALLEES GO oR TO POINTS HIGHER THAN IN 19290 ALWAY> CRONIN' SHORTSTOP OF HE SENATORS. N <X WHO HAS BEEN ONE OF THE AceS OF e INGTON TEAM ALL 18, SEASON, N BOTH PATTING cg | Manga Yachin | title holder; LY e Rims bated 3 X | o Base ity v\ XT Sunday the Tigers and the Bauserman Motors and the Eagles and the Dixie Pigs clash, the first named game to be played at the Silver | Spring and the latter at Byrd Stadium. | A defeat for either the Bausermans or the Dixle Pigs will eliminate them. balls out re ‘ Ui Messrs. Dinneen. Nallin and Campbell. [ g7 £ | George ‘Metropolitan Newspaper Festure Service, Buddy Myer hurt his wrist again, Jack | played a steady game against the Ath- | letics and looked good against the | Browns in the three games in St. Louis. When Myer returned to the middle station and Ossie Bluege was injured, Hayes was shifted to third base and he has done well in the three games her Jack seems perfectly at ease_anywhere from second to third base. In his re-| cent four games at second he had 30 chances and handled all. At third base | here Jack has had eight chances and | has not slipped. What's more, he has hit much better than rated. With nine | safeties, he shows a batting average of .360 for his last seven games, He has | scored three runs and driven over as | many. A fine player to have around. ATTER luing to the Nationals six | times in a row here and in Griffith | Stadium, the White Sox turned | and grabbed a game. They had to go | into the tenth inning yesterday, though, to get a 2-to-1 decision in their favor. The Sunday affair was a bitter battle between Al Crowder, veteran of several campaigns in the big show, and Jim | Moore, recruit only two weeks up from | Little Rock of the Southern Association. Crowder limited the White Sox to eight | hits, four in the first three rounds and as many in the last three, Moore held the Nationals to six, four in the first four rounds and two in the tenth. Crowder’s lone pass was issued inten- tionally, and so was one of Moore’s three walks. The clubs played errorless ball, and not until two were out in the tenth did the White Sox get to Crowder for the two blows that upset the Na- tionals. It was a triple to right by Wat- wood and a single to left by Reynolds that put over the big tally. Each side scored in the second inning, | own camp yesterday, winning the first | Celitcs’ | glided to a 12-to-2 triumph over the | the Nationals Cronin walked, and | pulled up at second when Judge beat | out a grounder to the shortstop. Harris | put down a neat sacrifice bunt, and | Cronin got home after Barnes coilared | Hayes’ hoist in deep cented. For the ‘White Sox Barnes singled and went to third when Appling, rookie shortfielder, followed with a base hit. Kamm’s loft 1o Manush was caught in short left, so Barnes had to cling to third. But Tate drove & deep one to the National left- flelder and Red scampered home after the catch. In the fourth there were Nationals on second and first bases with only one but, but Hargrave's long fly only moved Judfi: to third base and Crowder was of elp. After that not a Na- tional saw first base until the tenth inning, so effective was Moore. The White' Sox wasted Watwood’s _single in the third, then did not reach first base until the eighth. Tate opened this inning with a single and there were two on when Crowder picked up Moore’s bunt and threw to the middle sack too late to get Benny. However, Tate was caught at third when Cissell attempted to sacrifice, while Watwood forced out Cissell and Hayes snared Reynolds’ liner. Again in the ninth the White Sox left two on the runway. With one out Barnes singled, but was forced out by Appling. It was a whisker play, at that, Myers throw getting to Cronin just ahead of the fleet Barnes. As Kamm waved for a first strike Afphnl stole second, so Manager Bush lifted the regular bat ter and substituted the rotund Fother- gill, who as pinch-batter had hit safely in ‘the first two games of the series. Manager Johnson ordered Fothergill | passed and the strategy proved sound | for Tate ended the inning by ground- | ing to Judge. s N the tenth the Nationals had a splendid opportunity to bag the game, but Moore turned back their big hitters. Hayes beat out a bunt toward i AS a result of that 11-to-10 licking| administered King's Palace by the Tris Speakers in a Sport Mart | League game, the same two teams meet | next Sunday in a game that will decide | the pennant. o King's Palace blew their chance to |juoe. clinch the flag yesterday. | West RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN ® L o] 2] B 110 SRRl 2 ars iy B HE Northern Red Birds showed | %, yesterday just why they are inde- | Shires pendent District champs, pounding | Bl £¢ e rcacn B-E8.58228: Brooke Grubb's Silver Spring Giants, | Biown who are nobody's set-ups, all over the |Soecr fleld to the tune of 15 to 1. A Pete Ingram pitched for the Birds, | Ruel allowing only three hits, while Lefty | Chid: Jewett, former pitcher, socked out a | Birk pair of triples and a trio of singles in |Crodr ¢ | Birch 3 | Tamelden, 6—2, 7- five trips. ILL JENKINS' Red Sox journeye to Fredericksburg and handed the Elks a 7-to-5 licking in 10 innings. Jenkins himself led the hitters with | four out of five. SEVEN-INNING RALLY, in which the Seabrook A. C. gathered 10| runs, defeated the Bowie Motors, i 15 to 13. The losers once held a 12- to-3 lead, but Pitcher Long tightened up, allowing only three hits in the last six innings. Foxhall A. C. closed the season for the Army War College nine, but the Collegians didn't relish it much, taking the short end of a 12-to-1 count. Mount Rainier Juniors blew the 19- game winning streak of the Lindberghs sky high when a 3-run rally in the eighth enabled them to win, 11 to 9. 353333 Jones L con Bat-S BENERSIDNRE ooos0s0osmmuor T hioa g2 = couomma oo 5 3 5% sooonoronomsruS aasShEEa 3 covsanmo! Q 1 5 > R SRR 3, P} soualiafss coaiRenE oraabloa Douglas Love |6—3. 4—6, 6—2; E. Burke dsfeated | Heimberger, 6—32, 6—3; Harry Ritzen- berger defeated M. Martinez, 6—1, 6—1; Colin Sam defeated Phillip Hunt, 6—1 6—3; Gilbert Hunt defeated A. A Varela, 6—0, 6—1; Edgar Yeomans d: feated’ Stanley Thompson, 6—d, 6—4; William Callan defeated H. E. Seay, 5—17, 9—17, 6—0; Anthony Latona de- feated Bud Markey by default; Herbert defeated Morton Rathgeber by default; Alan Staubly defeated Arthur William Buchanan ‘dl‘ ted Lewis Fitzgerald, 6—1, 1—6, 6—4; Robert Considine defeated Gene Hermann, 6—1, 6—1. Stanley Haney defeated Robert Bur- | well, 6—3, 4—6, 6—2; Maurice O'Neill | defeateq Sidney Wallenstein, 5—1, 7—! | 8—6; Allen Peck defeated John Lillard 6—1, 2—6, Manuel Zamora de. | feated “Byra Ferneyhough, 6—3, 9—17 | Tom Mangan_defeated Robert’ Boyd, {6—1, '6-—0; Larry Phillips defeated | |Clyde Yeomans by default; Frank | Shore defeated Ed Backer, 6—3, 6—0; Harry Hill defeated Elwood Hoffecker. &—L 56 3 B’M:ph Butler defeated Pal Bronson Willlams de- LEXANDRIA, Va., September 15, With Lefty (the Great) McIn- Majestic Radios took the Baltimore Majestics over the jumps twice in their game, 7 to 5, and the second, 5 to 1. down the left field line, Here Moore A tire and Art Ludlow dominat- ing the show, the St. Mary's smooth-running ball machine | Army Medicos of Washington. | McIntire held the Soldiers to five hits As Celtics Beat Army Medicos Purposely passed Myer, crowding the and struck out 15 batters, seven in a | stations with only one out. This looked | row, while Ludlow continued his sensa- good for the Nationals with Rice and | tional hitting with a single, triple and | Manush coming Up. Pu’ awd Hayes was | home run. He scored three runs and | caught at the plate while Manush was |stole third and home to round out his thrown out by the middle sacker. [omensive work. ARRIS plays a One of the largest crowds of the sea- than right field. In the first| son attended the contest, including & inning he roamed far to his left for & fine grab of Reynolds’ holst. Watwood got & hit in the third only because Myer ran into Cronin as the latter was about to catch a looper in short center. Crowder showed Watwood some then three strikes. Cronin did some nifty backing-up in the ninth when Appling store second. With one hand Joe grabbed Hargrave's throw that has cleared Myer’s head and prevented the runner geiting an extra base. Hargrave, behind the bat for the first time since returning to the Nationals, handled Crowder well, but his throwing to second was poor. Three g{:ue Sox set out to steal and three Cronin made In a dozen times on base in a dozen trips to the plate in this series before being stopped in the sixth inning, then he pcpped to the catcher, Custom Tailo third to open the attack and after Hargrave flied out pulled up at the far corner when Crowder shoved a double M“‘(m\““(m“ f YOUR CAR Washed Clean Done Z 3 § ? gms N S R A e R Minutes Polishing Simonizing Alemiting Crankcase Service Storage * Nu-Way Auto Laundry 24 H St. N.E. | | | | Suit or Opening Special . . . « ties not found in await your choice. exactly. uch better center | pitching in the sixth. Threw three balls | | delegation of World War veterans from | | walter Reed Hospital, who were guests | of the Celtic management. 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RONIN is a great ball player—one of the best,” said none other than [43 ( : Connie Mack in an in- terview the other day, and as the veteran pilot of the Athletics prob- ably has watched more base ball, both good and bad, than any other man living, he ought to know where- of he speaks. Joe Cronin has been one of the aces of the Nationals all season, and his fine all-around play has not only helped keep the sur- prising Johnsonites on the heels of the A's for months, but it has made Joe the talk of the league, not to speak of being the toast of Califor- nia, where he lives. (Now the Cali- fornia toast is not as famous as its oranges or climate, but I can vouch for it being pretty keen stuff just the same!) As you know, “a team without a crack shortstop never won a pel nant,” and the sensational work at shortstop of this 23-year-old player has given the Washington team pen- O'Reilly was the unanimous choice of the nominating committee. nant hopes where, before, only s first-division berth was looked for. The Nationals last won the cham- plonship in 1924 and '25, and Roger Peckinpaugh, then the best shortstop in base ball, had plenty to do with the team's success. Now, five years later, a successor to Peck has been uncovered, and young Joe Cronin bids fair to carry on where the great old-timer left off. Last year Joe hit 282 in 145 games, batting 29 doubles, 8 triples and 8 homers. Now you wouldn't recognize his last year's average, it's grown uj 50, and Joe has been turning in field- ing gems right along, too, with his timely bingles. Muddy Ruel, so the story goes, suggested a shift in Joe's feet at the plate which aided materially in im- proving his batting. 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Lincoln 0337 equally effective hitting gave the Cards the first game, 9 to 2, but the Braves slammed Sylvester Johnson around to take the second, 7 to 4. The Cubs and Philadelphia were idle ‘y,‘:sterday, but have a double-header to- Y. A’s Strengthen Lead. ‘The Philadelphia Athletics made their hold on first place in the American League a little safer by bumping Wes- ley Ferrell and the Cleveland Indians for a 7-to-1 triumph, while Washington was losing a close decision to Chicago. Earnshaw, starting his second game in as many days, gave 10 hits and came close to a shutout, while homers by Dykes and Simmons helped the cham- pions pile up a score. Chicago’s White Sox downed the Senators, 2 to 1, in a 10-inning game. Four more triumphs for the A's will assure them of nothine worse than & tie for first place.. Charley Ruffing, big New York pitcher, led the Yankees to a 10-to-3 victory over Detroit, in the one remaining con= test, as the Boston-St. Louis double= header was rained out. He allowed ths ‘Tigers 7 hits, made 3 of the Yanks' 15 blows and drove in 4 runs.